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• U.S. Navy Leaders Observe Joint Task Force Southern Guard Operations US Navy Press Release 07 Feb 2025 -- Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, and Rear Adm. John Hewitt, Commander, Navy Region Southeast, visited Joint Task Force Southern Guard onboard Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) February 5 and 6, as the Joint Task Force prepares to receive illegal aliens from the United States. Sardiello and Hewitt accompanied Adm. Alvin Holsey, Commander, U.S. Southern Command, during the visit.
• US homeland security leader official set to visit Guantanamo Bay VOA 07 Feb 2025 -- The top U.S. homeland security official was set to get a firsthand look at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, visiting the U.S. naval base in Cuba a day after sending a second flight of "high-threat illegal aliens" to be held there.
• Historical precedent, legal questions swirl around Trump plan to detain migrants at Guantanamo VOA 07 Feb 2025 -- The Trump administration's expansion of migrant detention facilities, notably its use of the U.S. naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has reignited debate among human rights advocates and legal experts.
• Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Town Hall at the Pentagon DOD 07 Feb 2025
• Defense Secretary Underscores DOD Priorities During Pentagon Town Hall DoD News 07 Feb 2025 -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth today reiterated his core priorities for the Defense Department during a town hall meeting with service members and DOD civilians at the Pentagon.
• Army HIMARS crews validate skills in Estonia Army News 07 Feb 2025 -- U.S. Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, crews supporting Task Force Voit validated their ability to provide lethal, long-range, accurate fire on the battlefield on NATO's Eastern flank on Jan. 27, 2025.
• Swedish Soldiers Train with 42nd Infantry Division Partners Army News 07 Feb 2025 -- Four Swedish army service members spent time with the 42nd Infantry Division learning about large-scale combat operations during a warfighting exercise from Jan. 24 to Feb. 8.
• Air Guard conducts Sentry South-Southern Strike exercise US Air Force 07 Feb 2025 -- Approximately 500 service members from the Active, Guard and Reserve components of the U.S. military participated in exercise Sentry South-Southern Strike 2025 at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center and Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center from Jan. 27 to Feb. 6.
• FEBEX 25 prepares ANG for global challenges US Air Force 07 Feb 2025 -- Approximately 250 Air National Guard and active-duty Airmen from five U.S. states converged on Camp Blanding Joint Training Center Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, for February Exercise 2025, a rigorous three-day exercise designed to test their readiness for global contingencies. Reinforcing the Agile Combat Employment Strategy, the exercise focused on engineering, communications, weather forecasting and bare-base operations under contested conditions.
• NAVIFOR Showcases Information Warfare Capabilities at WEST 2025 US Navy 07 Feb 2025 -- Naval Information Warfare (IW) warfighters, leaders, and industry partners gathered at WEST 2025 to highlight the growing importance of IW in maritime operations. Held at the San Diego Convention Center from January 28-30, the conference, co-sponsored by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) International and the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI), provided a crucial platform for discussions on how IW is shaping the future of naval warfare.
• MAKO Challenge 2025 Increases Navy Readiness and Lethality US Navy 07 Feb 2025 -- Navy Reserve Sailors from U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF), U.S. 2nd Fleet, U.S. 4th Fleet, and U.S. 6th Fleet assembled at the Navy Warfare Development Center (NWDC) in Norfolk, Virginia, for MAKO Challenge 2025 from Jan. 30 -- Feb. 2.
• Operation Sea Guardian Patrols Eastern Mediterranean Sea Enhancing Maritime Situational Awareness NATO Allied Maritime Command 07 Feb 2025 -- Operation Sea Guardian conducted its first focused patrol of 2025 led by Turkish Navy with contributions from U.S. and Hellenic Navy.
• Syphilis And Mental Disorders: Wartime Russia Eyes Tightening Military Exemptions RFE/RL 07 Feb 2025 -- The Russian Defense Ministry is seeking to make it more difficult for conscripts to secure medical exemptions from military service, including those diagnosed with syphilis, high blood pressure, and severe mental disorders.
• The Role of Drones Must Expand to Render Russian Assaults Increasingly Unfeasible - Address by the President President of Ukraine 07 Feb 2025
• Lithuania transferred to Ukraine trucks and spare parts for armored personnel carriers Lithuania MND 07 Feb 2025 -- Lithuania continues providing unwavering military aid to Ukraine. Halfway through into the week, trucks and spare parts for M113 for the Armed Forces have reached Ukraine.
• Huang Xuhua, chief designer of China's first-generation nuclear submarines passes away at 99 Global Times 07 Feb 2025 -- Huang Xuhua, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, recipient of the Medal of the Republic, and chief designer of China's first-generation nuclear submarines, passed away at the age of 99 on Thursday due to illness despite medical treatment in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province, according to an obituary on Friday.
• Shared Challenges, AUKUS Partnership Top Topics as U.S., Australian Defense Leaders Meet for First Time DoD News 07 Feb 2025 -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met today with his counterpart Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles during a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon to discuss shared defense roles, security priorities, and the challenges and opportunities both nations see in the Indo-Pacific.
• US defense secretary hosts Australian counterpart VOA 07 Feb 2025 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth welcomed Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles to the Pentagon on Friday, after Australia made its first $500 million payment to the United States under the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal involving Washington, Canberra and London.
• Canada reaffirms commitment to NATO's collective defence and security and welcomes Sweden to the Canadian-led NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia Canada 07 Feb 2025
• THEATRE LEVEL OPERATIONAL READINESS EXERCISE (TROPEX-25) India PIB 07 Feb 2025 -- The 2025 edition of Indian Navy's capstone Theatre Level Operational Exercise (TROPEX), is currently underway in the Indian Ocean Region
• INDIAN NAVY'S FIRST TRAINING SQUADRON ARRIVES AT CHANGI NAVAL BASE, SINGAPORE India PIB 07 Feb 2025 -- The ships of First Training Squadron (1TS) comprising INS Sujata, INS Shardul and ICGS Veera entered Changi Naval Base, Singapore on 06 Feb 25
• DRDO releases redefined and augmented Research Verticals & Thrust Areas across DIA-CoEs to streamline and enhance research India PIB 07 Feb 2025 -- Directorate of Futuristic Technology Management (DFTM) at Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) HQs in New Delhi on February 07, 2025 released the redefined and augmented Research Verticals & Thrust Areas across DRDO Industry Academia - Centres of Excellence (DIA-CoEs) to streamline and enhance the focus of Directed Research
• Iran's drone export 'impervious' to pressures; foreign demand growing fast: Defense official Press TV 07 Feb 2025 -- A senior Iranian commander says heavy pressures on the country to impose restrictions on its export of technology and drone capabilities will no longer have any effect.
• Iran Navy in Pakistan for multinational drills as force takes presence to another level Press TV 07 Feb 2025 -- The Iranian Navy takes part in the ninth edition of Pakistan's multinational naval exercise, dubbed AMAN-25, which began in the port of Karachi on Friday.
• Israel - AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles DSCA 07 Feb 2025 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Israel of AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $660 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Israel - Munitions, Guidance Kits, Fuzes, and Munitions Support DSCA 07 Feb 2025 -- The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Israel of Munitions, Guidance Kits, Fuzes, and Munitions Support and related equipment for an estimated cost of $6.75 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• The Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), General(* * * *) Michael "Erik" Kurilla, Arrived in Israel This Week (Wednesday) as the Official Guest of the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi Israel Defense Forces 07 Feb 2025
• Sweden and the Republic of Moldova deepen defence cooperation Government Offices of Sweden 07 Feb 2025 -- On 4 February Minister for Defence Pål Jonson and Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin received the Republic of Moldova's Minister of Defence Anatolie Nosatîi at Karlberg Palace.
• AFP to use all means to defend PH territory, sovereignty Philippine News Agency 07 Feb 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday said it will use all means at its disposal to protect the country's territory and sovereignty in accordance with international law.
• PH Army reactivates Office of Chief Infantry Philippine News Agency 07 Feb 2025 -- The Philippine Army (PA) on Friday announced the reactivation of the Office of the Chief Infantry, as part of its efforts to transform all of its infantry units into a formidable fighting force.
• United States-Japan Joint Leaders' Statement The White House 07 Feb 2025
• Trade dominates Trump's talks with Japanese leader Radio Free Asia 07 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he would back a deal for Japan's Nippon Steel to invest in U.S. Steel rather than purchasing the company, potentially creating an avenue for the two allies to overcome a growing irritant in their relationship.
• Trump hosts Japan's Ishiba amid early moves that have rattled some allies VOA 07 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump hosts Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House on Friday, in a visit that Tokyo hopes will reaffirm the U.S.-Japan alliance amid Trump's early foreign policy moves that have rattled allies and adversaries.
• U.S. cannot withdraw from a body it no longer belongs: UNHRC People's Daily 07 Feb 2025 -- The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) stated on Thursday that as of Jan. 1, 2025, the United States' term as a member had ended, making it ineligible to withdraw from an intergovernmental body it was no longer part of.
• Trump Signs Order Imposing Sanctions On International Criminal Court RFE/RL 07 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order slapping sanctions on officials with the International Criminal Court for opening investigations targeting the United States and Israel.
• Statement of ICC President Judge Tomoko Akane following the issuance of US Executive Order seeking to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court ICC 07 Feb 2025 -- "I note with deep regret the issuance by the United States of an Executive Order seeking to impose sanctions on the officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC, Court), harm the Court's independence and its impartiality and deprive millions of innocent victims of atrocities of justice and hope."
• ICC condemns the issuance of US Executive Order seeking to impose sanctions on the Court ICC 07 Feb 2025 -- "The ICC condemns the issuance by the US of an Executive Order seeking to impose sanctions on its officials and harm its independent and impartial judicial work. "
• International Criminal Court condemns US sanctions move UN News 07 Feb 2025 -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday condemned an executive order signed by United States President Donald Trump imposing punitive sanctions, countering that the order sought to "harm its independent and impartial judicial work."
• Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on US sanctions against the ICC Germany Federal Foreign Office 07 Feb 2025
• U.S. president imposes sanctions on ICC amid investigation of Israel IRNA 07 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), claiming that the body is treating the U.S. and Israel unfairly.
• Trump signs executive order imposing sanctions on ICC People's Daily 07 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), claiming that the court "has engaged in illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel."
• Iran condemns US sanctions on ICC, highlights Washington's complicity in Israeli crimes Press TV 07 Feb 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the United States' imposition of sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling it an egregious abuse of power aimed at shielding the Israeli regime from accountability for its crimes.
• Trump sanctions ICC for Israel, US probes Press TV 07 Feb 2025 -- US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order slapping sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for what he called baseless investigations targeting America and its close ally Israel over genocide in Gaza.
• Spain joins the Joint Statement in support of the International Criminal Court signed today in New York Spain MFA 07 Feb 2025
• Addressing Egregious Actions of The Republic of South Africa The White House 07 Feb 2025

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• 7 February 2025 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 07 Feb 2025

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• The Mossad and the IDF have received the list of the hostages due to be released tomorrow pursuant to the framework Israel - Prime Minister 07 Feb 2025
• IDF Troops are Deployed and Ready in Defense in the Gaza Strip Israel Defense Forces 07 Feb 2025
• Over 12,000 bodies remain under Gaza rubble as Israel bans equipment to retrieve them Press TV 07 Feb 2025 -- The head of Gaza's Government Media Office says more than 12,000 bodies are estimated to be trapped under the rubble in the strip, amid Israeli restrictions on the entry of needed heavy machinery.
• Gaza govt. says Israel hinders 'minimum amount' of aid as scale of suffering shocks UN Press TV 07 Feb 2025 -- Gaza's Government Media Office has warned that Israel is "seriously" worsening the humanitarian situation in the strip by not allowing the delivery of the "minimum" amount of aid agreed upon in the ceasefire deal.
• Israel strikes eastern, southern Lebanon in violation of ceasefire agreement Press TV 07 Feb 2025 -- The Israeli military has carried out a series of airstrikes against several areas in southern and eastern Lebanon in a flagrant violation of the ceasefire agreement with the Arab country.
• Israel continues ravaging West Bank, displaces 26,000 Palestinians Press TV 07 Feb 2025 -- The Israeli occupation army presses ahead with its merciless aggression on the occupied West Bank's Jenin, with the regime destroying infrastructure and forcing thousands of Palestinians out of the city and its refugee camp.
• Palestinians' rights matter, says UNRWA chief UN News 07 Feb 2025 -- The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA underscored its commitment to assist a population whose rights "continue to be violated".
• UNRWA Situation Report #158 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. All information updated for 29 January - 4 February 2025 UNRWA 07 Feb 2025
• The rights of the Palestinians continue to be violated. UNRWA 07 Feb 2025
• UN human rights chief urges respect for int'l law following Trump's Gaza remarks People's Daily 07 Feb 2025 -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Thursday underscored the necessity of upholding international law following U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza takeover proposal.
• UN human rights chief urges respect for int'l law following Trump's Gaza remarks People's Daily 07 Feb 2025 -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Thursday underscored the necessity of upholding international law following U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza takeover proposal.
• Trump sees US takeover of Gaza as 'real estate transaction' VOA 07 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that his plan for the United States to take ownership of the Gaza Strip should be viewed as a real estate transaction, but he offered no timetable, saying "we're in no rush on it."
• Trump mulls displacing Gazans to Morocco, Puntland, Somaliland: Report Press TV 07 Feb 2025 -- Morocco, Puntland, and Somaliland have been named as potential destinations for Palestinians who can be forcibly expelled from Gaza under US President Donald Trump's controversial plan to "take over" the strip.
• Explainer: How the world reacts to Trump's Gaza takeover proposal People's Daily 07 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump's recent proposal to take over Gaza by the United States, made during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, has met with widespread condemnation from European, Middle Eastern and other international leaders.

Other Conflicts

• Trump extends 'national emergency' declaration for Myanmar Radio Free Asia 07 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has extended by one year the declaration of a "national emergency" in Myanmar, a measure that allows Biden-era sanctions against the military junta to continue.
• Sudan: Civilian death toll triples in one week amid escalating hostilities UN News 07 Feb 2025 -- The civilian death toll in Sudan has surged dramatically, with at least 275 people killed between 31 January and 5 February, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, reported on Friday.
• Minister Joly announces additional sanctions in response to ongoing conflict in Sudan Canada 07 Feb 2025 -- Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions under the Special Economic Measures Act against two individuals associated with the ongoing conflict in Sudan.
• Backgrounder - Additional sanctions in response to ongoing conflict in Sudan Canada 07 Feb 2025
• Sudan: Rising civilian death toll OHCHR 07 Feb 2025 -- The civilian death toll in Sudan continues to rise as hostilities between the rival parties sharply escalate.
• Human Rights Council Establishes Fact-Finding Mission on Human Rights Abuses and Violations in the Provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Also Establishes Independent Commission of Inquiry to Continue Work of the Fact-Finding Mission OHCHR 07 Feb 2025 -- The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its thirty-seventh special session on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, adopting a resolution in which it established a fact-finding mission on the serious human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law committed in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• DR Congo: Rights chief warns crisis could worsen, without international action UN News 07 Feb 2025 -- UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) caused by the ongoing Rwanda-backed M23 offensive. "If nothing is done, the worst may be yet to come, for the people of the eastern DRC, but also beyond the country's borders," he told a Special Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
• DR Congo crisis: Thousands flee clashes in South Kivu UN News 07 Feb 2025 -- Continued clashes in South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are triggering mass displacement and causing civilian casualties, UN humanitarian affairs office OCHA said on Friday.
• High Commissioner for Human Rights: Civilians in the East Democratic Republic of the Congo are Trapped in a Spiral of Violence in this Crushing Conflict OHCHR 07 Feb 2025 -- The Human Rights Council this morning opened its thirty-seventh special session on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• Dire health and humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo prompts escalation of efforts by WHO, partners WHO 07 Feb 2025
• Haiti's Children Under Siege: The staggering rise of child abuse and recruitment by armed groups UNICEF 07 Feb 2025 -- This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF spokesperson James Elder - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

News Reports

• U.S. Attorney General Ends Task Force Targeting Assets Of Russian Oligarchs RFE/RL 07 Feb 2025 -- The U.S. Justice Department is disbanding a program aimed at seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs started after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
• From Oligarchs To Cartels: The U.S. Reshapes Global Law Enforcement RFE/RL 07 Feb 2025 -- The decision by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on day 1 of her new job to shut down a special unit focusing on seizing Russian oligarchs' assets reflects the dramatically shifting priorities in international law enforcement under the new administration of Donald Trump.
• Initially exempted, US intelligence faces 'fork in the road' VOA 07 Feb 2025 -- A handful of key U.S. intelligence agencies have given most of their employees a chance to walk away, offering them the opportunity to take the deferred resignation option extended to the government's civilian workforce.
• Rapid Response Mechanism Canada detects information operation targeting a candidate for the leadership campaign of the Liberal Party of Canada Canada 07 Feb 2025 -- "Global Affairs Canada's Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM Canada), in its mandate as part of the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections (SITE) Task Force to monitor the digital information ecosystem during the Liberal Party of Canada [LPC] leadership campaign, has identified an information operation targeting Chrystia Freeland."
• Meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin President of Russia 07 Feb 2025 -- The President held a working meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
• Like-minded countries call on the G7 to reduce Russia's energy revenues Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland 07 Feb 2025 -- In a joint letter, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, and Sweden call on G7 states to take additional steps to reduce the revenues earned by Russia from the sale of its energy carriers.
• As DeepSeek Rises, Russia Falls Behind On AI RFE/RL 07 Feb 2025 -- In May 2024, Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president fond of chastising the West, lashed out at a smart speaker.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian's Regular Press Conference on February 7, 2025 PRC MofA 07 Feb 2025
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on Marco Rubio's Comments on China During His Visit to Relevant LAC Countries PRC MofA 07 Feb 2025
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on Marco Rubio's Comments on China During His Visit to Relevant LAC Countries Global Times 07 Feb 2025 -- Q: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during his visit to Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic from February 1 to 6, made comments concerning China, including on China's cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), the Panama Canal, Belt and Road cooperation, 5G and cybersecurity, and the one-China principle. He also claimed to "counter the influence of the Chinese Communist Party in the hemisphere." What's China's comment?
• China lodges serious protests to US over Rubio's remarks on China during visit to LAC countries Global Times 07 Feb 2025 -- China has lodged serious protests to the US side, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, responding to a question about US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's remarks on China during his visit to LAC countries, including that on China's cooperation with LAC, the Panama Canal, Belt and Road cooperation, 5G and cybersecurity, and the one-China principle. The groundless comments from the US, steeped in Cold-War mentality and ideological bias, are unfounded accusations against China aimed at sowing discord between China and relevant LAC countries, the spokesperson said.
• China opposes US' coercion to undermine BRI, regrets Panama's withdrawal from BRI under pressure: FM Global Times 07 Feb 2025 -- In response to comments regarding Panama's announcement that it will withdraw from the Belt and Road cooperation agreement with China and whether China thinks the US pressure has affected Panama's decision, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Friday that China firmly opposes the US smear and sabotage of Belt and Road cooperation through the means of pressuring and coercion, and deeply regrets Panama's decision to not renew the Memorandum of Understanding on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
• China, ROK should consolidate ties amid rising uncertainties: Xi People's Daily 07 Feb 2025 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday said China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) should work together to strengthen their strategic cooperative partnership, amid mounting global and regional uncertainties.
• China urges U.S. to optimize regulation on cross-border e-commerce People's Daily 07 Feb 2025 -- The U.S. imposition of additional tariffs on Chinese exports and its tweaking of "de minimis" exemption policy will drive up the costs for American consumers and dampen their shopping experience, He Yongqian, spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, said on Thursday.
• Secret-related personnel betrays to overseas spy agency, captured within 48 hours: Ministry of State Security Global Times 07 Feb 2025 -- China's Ministry of State Security on Friday disclosed an espionage case involving a key confidential employee who voluntarily defected to an overseas spy agency. The state security authorities promptly investigated and halted the act of selling sensitive information, safeguarding national security.
• How not to get seduced by foreign spies: China's spy agency Radio Free Asia 07 Feb 2025 -- Since China's secretive spy agency - the Ministry of State Security - got itself a WeChat account, it has been churning out cautionary tales about spies as warnings to an unsuspecting public.
• U.S. representatives reintroduce resolution to resume formal Taiwan ties CNA 07 Feb 2025 -- Two U.S. House representatives on Thursday reintroduced a resolution, backed by 22 other lawmakers, calling for the United States to end its "one China" policy, resume formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, and negotiate a bilateral U.S.-Taiwan free trade agreement.
• Lai thanks Guatemala, U.S. for support, looks to enhance economic ties CNA 07 Feb 2025 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) has thanked Guatemala and the United States for their support of Taiwan and said he looked forward to seeing enhanced trilateral trade ties.
• Hindering cross-Straits tourism lies in the DPP's interference and obstruction: Taiwan Affairs Office Global Times 07 Feb 2025 -- A mainland spokesperson on Friday condemned Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities for using weak excuses to obstruct cross-Straits tourism and other forms of exchange, which disregards public opinion and the interests of the island.
• Mainland slams Taiwan's DPP for obstructing cross-Strait tourism People's Daily 07 Feb 2025 -- A mainland spokesperson on Friday condemned Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities for using weak excuses to obstruct cross-Strait tourism and other forms of exchange, which disregards public opinion and the interests of the island.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 07 Feb 2025
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un's Feats for Bolstering up Military Capabilities of KPA KCNA 07 Feb 2025 -- The revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK are greeting the significant founding anniversary.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Makes Speech at Groundbreaking Ceremony of Hospital and Leisure Complex in Kangdong County for Regional Development 20×10 Policy KCNA 07 Feb 2025 -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un made a speech at the groundbreaking ceremony of a hospital and leisure complex in Kangdong County for the Regional Development 20×10 Policy.
• Grand Construction Struggle for 2025 Launched to Implement Regional Development Policy in New Era Ground-breaking Ceremony of Kangdong County Hospital and General Service Center for Regional Development 20×10 Policy Held with Splendor KCNA 07 Feb 2025 -- The grand construction struggle for 2025 to implement the regional development policy in the new era started thanks to the grand intention of the Central Committee of the great Workers' Party of Korea to steadily carry forward the era of great rejuvenation in which 20 cities and counties of different parts of the country are changing every year while making bigger and more correct and responsible strides of advance for epochal changes dynamically revitalizing the whole country to be the ideal of the people suited to the dignity and prestige of a powerful country.
• Korean People's Army-Driving Force of National Defence and Creator of People's Happiness KCNA 07 Feb 2025 -- The DPRK people are significantly celebrating the 77th Day of Army Founding.
• Khamenei Dismisses Prospect of Iran-U.S. Talks, Calling Them 'Pointless' RFE/RL 07 Feb 2025 -- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has dismissed the prospect of nuclear talks with the United States, insisting that negotiations would not address Iran's problems days after President Donald Trump talked of making a deal where Iranians could "get on" with their lives.
• Leader: Negotiations with US have no effect on solving problems Press TV 07 Feb 2025 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says experience has shown that negotiations with the US have no effect on solving Iran's problems.
• Leader: One shall not negotiate with a perfidious U.S. government IRNA 07 Feb 2025 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says negotiating with the perfidious United States government is unwise.
• Trump updates Iran peace deal effort to reflect new realities, analysts say VOA 07 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump's peace overtures toward Iran this week — made as he signed a directive to put the country under "maximum pressure" for malign behavior — signal a revived policy that some analysts say has evolved from his first term as he adapts to Iran's new circumstances.
• Trump Brings Back 'Maximum Pressure' -- And Offers Iran An Olive Branch RFE/RL 07 Feb 2025
• Iran condemns new US sanctions targeting oil sales IRNA 07 Feb 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has strongly condemned a new round of sanctions imposed by the United States on a dozen people and firms that Washington says facilitate Iranian oil shipments.
• Iran condemns 'illegitimate' US sanctions targeting oil exports Press TV 07 Feb 2025 -- Iran has strongly condemned new sanctions slapped by the administration of US President Donald Trump on the country's oil industry, saying they run contrary to international rules and standards.
• Iran rejects aggression, intervention: Foreign Minister IRNA 07 Feb 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the Islamic Republic's foreign policy reflects the values of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, promoting peace and independence while rejecting discrimination and foreign interference.
• Transcript of Special Briefing by Foreign Secretary on Prime Minister's overseas visit (February 07, 2025) India MEA 07 Feb 2025
• "We will maintain our fight against all groups that pose a threat to our national security" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 07 Feb 2025 -- Addressing AK Party's provincial congress in Istanbul, President Erdoğan said: "We will maintain our fight against all groups, which pose a threat to our national security, inside and beyond our borders in a way that will make the families of our martyrs and our ghazis proud."
• United States: Experts dismayed by decision to reinstate Cuba as State Sponsor of Terrorism, call for lifting of unilateral coercive measure OHCHR 07 Feb 2025 -- A group of independent human rights experts* today expressed serious concerns about the U.S. Government decision to reinstate Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism (SSOT) immediately after the inauguration of the new U.S. President, and a few days after its removal from this list by the previous administration.
• Secretary General expresses his concerns about Georgian Government's reversal on the 'foreign influence' law Council of Europe 07 Feb 2025 -- On 3 February, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, spoke by telephone with the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, to discuss the status of the joint working group aimed at amending the so-called 'foreign influence' law.
• Georgia: statement by the High Representative/Vice-President and the Commissioner for Enlargement on the situation in Georgia European External Action Service (EEAS) 07 Feb 2025 -- We are witnessing the Georgian authorities taking further steps away from democratic standards.
• UN HRC Special Session: Democratic Republic of the Congo UK FCDO 07 Feb 2025 -- UK Statement for the UN Human Rights Council Special Session on the situation in the DRC. Delivered by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley.
• The Norwegian way: Why Oslo talks with everyone and still believes in multilateralism Government of Norway 07 Feb 2025 -- Norway still champions the UN, international law—and dialogue with adversaries. Communicating with all actors is in Norway's and the West's interests, writes the country's deputy foreign minister, Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik.
• The President visited Litgrid: Lithuania is fully prepared for successful synchronization President of the Republic of Lithuania 07 Feb 2025 -- President Gitanas Nausėda visited Litgrid's System Control and Data Center on Friday, two days before the Baltic electricity grids are set to be synchronized with the Continental European Grid.
• 'Brazen theft': Venezuela raps US seizure of plane after high-level talks Press TV 07 Feb 2025 -- Venezuela has condemned the US seizure of one of its government planes as "brazen theft" which came just days after a high-level American delegation visited Caracas.
• Slovaks Turn Out For Major Protests Against PM Fico RFE/RL 07 Feb 2025 -- Large crowds of people protested in cities across Slovakia, voicing concerns that Prime Minister Robert Fico is turning the EU member state toward Russia and calling for him to step down.
• Panama Denies Making Deal To Allow Free Transit For U.S. Warships Through Canal RFE/RL 07 Feb 2025 -- Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino has denied the U.S. State Department's claim that his country had reached a deal allowing U.S. warships to transit the Panama Canal for free.
• Tajikistan Parliamentary Elections: Joint Statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 07 Feb 2025 -- UK and others regret cancellation of OSCE election observation and call on Tajikistan to engage constructively with ODIHR.
• African nations prepare for what's to come after pause on US aid VOA 07 Feb 2025 -- African governments are gearing up for what is to come following the 90-day pause on most U.S.-funded foreign aid as they worry about the potential effects.
• Vietnam braces for fallout from US tariffs on Chinese goods VOA 07 Feb 2025 -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh instructed his Cabinet to prepare for a possible global trade war after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs of 10% on all Chinese products.